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Diplocyclos decipiens

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Hooker f.) C.Jeffrey

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Malawi
• SW. Tanzania
• Zaire
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• forest edge
• grassland

Flowering Times

• May-Jun (Angola)

Fruiting Times

• May

Herbaceous tendril climber with angular grooved stems, bipinnate leaves 75mm diameter white-hairy above, yellow to pale orange flowers, small male flowers in racemes, corolla 2mm diameter, female flower smaller, green to orange or red fruit spotted white to 25mm long

Further References

• Mobot
• Welw
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• CJB